... TALENTED young dancers in the North-East are being offered the chance to join a company of then- own. The new company is being formed under the guidance of the English Dance Theatre at its new home in the centre of Newcastle. To be called the Young City Dancers, EDT director Yair Vardi hopes the new company will strengthen his commit ment to the community and its young dedicated dancers. No ...

... THEATRE WEEK THURSDAY, AUG 29 THE COMPLETE BERK. Half Moon to September 14. Management: Moving Picture Mime Show. Director: Ken Campbell. Press: Catrina Garratt, 767 1617. THE DOCK BRIEF by John Mortim er. Latchmere, Battersea to September 21, lunchtime. Management: Anvil Theatre. Cast: Julian A. Dutton, Jonathan Hartman. Director: Christa van Raalte. A TASTE OF HONEY by Shelagh Delaney. Town ...

... JANET SUZMAN stars in the professional British premiere of Max im Gorky's final play Vassa, open ing at Greenwich Theatre on Novem ber 1. It is directed and adapted by Helena Kaut-Howson. BLOOD RELATIONS, a play about Lizzie Borden by Sharon Pol lock, seen at Derby Playhouse in May this year, opens a four-week season at the Young Vic Studio on November 11. It is produced by Joyce Irvine ...

... i OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN Hit Majety's I Have Been Here Before ASHTON UNDER-LYNE Tamaaida Films AVERHAM Robin Hood The Glass Menagerie (from 4. Webber Douglas) AYR Gaiety- The Tinder Box 14-6. Purves Puppets)/ In Time of Strife 17,8, 7:84 T/C) BASHAOM Towngata Last of the Red Hot Lovers (3 5. Channel T/C)/Danceworld (6-8) BASMGSTOKE Cantral Studio Ubu and the Clowns 15.6 ATC) J Haymarfcet Boeing ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN Am Centre- The Albannach (12. 13. 7:84 T/CI HtaMajeety't- Scottish Ballet (from 10) ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE TameeMe- Educating Rita AYR Gaiety- Children of a Lesser God BA8ILOON Towngate- Spring and Port Wine (from 10) BATH Theatre Royal- The Corn is Green BELFAST Grand Opera House- Gang Show BIRMINGHAM Alexandra Spring and Port Wine Malcolm Knight Prods Hippodrome- Royal Ballet ...

... S;eekfrom Networks tosi'nd'v Regions May5, 1985 -n t Mf a. Breakfast The ratings are produced W\ ?1 |^r^^ by AGB( Audits of Great L711M1 Britain) for BARB Broadcasters Audience 1^ Ann W% Research Board). JAWClvll Individuals BBC-1 (millions) 1 Eurovision Song Contest 1985 13.85 I Three Up, Two Down 13.10 2= Dallas (US) 13.10 4 Crimewweh UK 12.15 5 EastEndcrs, Thu 1185 6 EastEnders,Tue 11.60 7 ...

... PRODUCTION NEWS SWEET BIRD of Youth, the play by Tennessee Williams starring Lauren Bacall, is set for an opening al (he Theatre Royal, Haymarket at the beginning of July. Presented by Duncan C. Weldon, it also has Michael Beck, James Grout and Frances Cuka in leading roles and is directed by Harold Pinter. WASTE, seen in January at the Pit, opens at the Lyric on May 24. presented by ...

... For the week from Monday June 17 to Sunday June 23, 1985 The ratings are produced by A(.B ...

... THURSDAY, JULY 11 KENTUCKY FRIED CHRISTIAN by Stephen J. J. Lowe. The Copper, Tower Bridge Road, SE1 to July 20. Management: Operating Theatre Com pany. Cast: Julian Scordino, Albert Tucker. Director: Kevin Squelch. De signer: Barry Shannon. Stage manager: Anne-Maree Williams. THE SUICIDE by Nicolai Erdman. Chanticleer to July 12. Management: Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Director: ...

... For the week from Monday April 15 to to Sunday April 21, 1985 The ratings are produced by AGB( Audits of Great Britain) for BARB (Broadcasters Audience Research Board). Networks Regions Breakfast Shares Reach Individuals BBC-1 (mimol^ 1 The Kenny Everett Television Show 13.25 2 Dallas (US) 12.85 3 Dynasty (US) 11.90 4 Three Up, Two Down 11.35 5 News And Sport, 21:30, Sat 11.20 6 News, 22:06, ...

... PRODUCTION NEWS THE HAROLD PINTER play Old Times, with Liv Ullman, Michael Gambon and Nicola Pagett in the cast, opens at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket for a nine-week season on April 16. David Tones directs. THE OPENING production of the season at the Royal Shakespeare, Strat- ford-upon-Avon, The Merry Wives of Windsor, begins on April 3. Directed by Bill Alexander, it has a cast headed by ...

... THURSDAY, MAR 21 THE POSSESSED by Fyodor Dostoyevs- ky. Almeida. Cast: James Aubrey, Gillian Barge, Sam Dale, John Dicks, Michael Faast, Christopher Guinea, Darlene Johnson, Pater Kelly, Barnard Lloyd, Ian McNeice. Clive Marrison, Robert O'Ma- honey, Veronica Roberts, Nigel Terry, Laslee Udwin, Harriet Walter. Director and adapter: Yuri Lyubimov English version: Richard Crane. Translation: Iri ...